Support OperaBend
Support OperaBend by donating, volunteering, or becoming a business sponsor to bring live opera and arts education to Central Oregon.
Your Gift Brings Opera to Life
Opera depends on the community that stands behind it. Every OperaBend experience, whether an intimate concert or a fully staged MainStage production, exists because people believe Central Oregon deserves exceptional live music and storytelling.
Supporting OperaBend brings powerful voices, orchestral music, memorable characters, and shared cultural experiences to audiences throughout the region.
Your Support Puts Artists on Stage
Gifts from the community allow OperaBend to hire professional singers, instrumentalists, conductors, stage directors, designers, technicians, and production crews. With your generosity, a score and a story become live opera: music filling the theater, costumes and sets on stage, and artists connecting with an audience in the moment.
Your Support Reaches Beyond the Stage
Across Central Oregon's high desert communities, OperaBend presents opera, classical music, and musical theater. Donations make performances and arts education more accessible and give young and emerging artists meaningful chances to develop their craft, reach new audiences, and share their voices.
Your Support Builds a Thriving Arts Community
Giving to OperaBend supports far more than a single performance. Your gift welcomes first-time opera audiences, creates roles for local and visiting artists, introduces young people to vocal music, and strengthens Central Oregon's tradition of ambitious live performance.
Together, we can keep great opera close to home for Central Oregonians.
Ways To Give
Make a Donation
Make a one-time gift or become a sustaining donor. Contributions at every level help OperaBend present accessible productions, concerts, and educational programs across Central Oregon. Donor levels also bring you closer to the season, with benefits ranging from program recognition to special events and performances.
Become a volunteer
Every OperaBend performance relies on volunteers to create a welcoming, thoughtful experience. You can greet and seat patrons, scan tickets, support artists backstage, help with sets and technical needs, or host a visiting artist.
Give as a Business Sponsor
Through season support, event sponsorships, and program advertising, businesses can help bring opera to the community. A corporate partnership connects your organization with Central Oregon audiences while supporting local arts, culture, and education.